A Thin Ghost and Others

The most frightening horrors are often the ones that reveal themselves slowly.

In A Thin Ghost and Others, M. R. James creates a world where quiet rooms, old manuscripts, forgotten objects, ancient places, and seemingly harmless discoveries can conceal something deeply unsettling.

Rather than relying on constant shock, James builds dread through atmosphere, suggestion, and the gradual intrusion of the supernatural into ordinary life. His scholarly characters often discover that curiosity has consequences—and that certain mysteries were forgotten for good reason. M. R. James became one of the defining writers of the English ghost-story tradition, renowned for combining antiquarian detail with controlled suspense and chilling supernatural encounters.

Turn the page carefully and enter a collection of classic ghost stories where the past never stays buried for long.

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Release date

Ebook: 1 October 2026